Core Suture Purchase Affects Strength of Tendon Repairs

Flexor Tendon Repair Using a “Six Strand” Method of Repair and Early Active Mobilisation

Robert C. Savage, Giovanni Risitano · Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) · 1989 · 215 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +15

Two-, four-, and six-strand zone II flexor tendon repairs: An in situ biomechanical comparison using a cadaver model

R. Timothy Thurman, Thomas E. Trumble, Douglas P. Hanel et al. · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 1998 · 186 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

Effect of suture locking and suture caliber on fatigue strength of flexor tendon repairs

Kimberly A. Barrie, Sanda L. Tomak, Jacek Cholewicki et al. · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 2001 · 140 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17

Effect of motion and tension on injured flexor tendons in chickens

Hideaki Kubota, Paul R. Manske, Mitsuhiro Aoki et al. · The Journal Of Hand Surgery · 1996 · 133 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Poultry Science +12

Double and Multiple Looped Suture Tendon Repair

Jin Bo Tang, De Shi, Y. Q. GU et al. · Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) · 1994 · 129 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +15